Neogurelca montana

Neogurelca montana, the narrow-banded hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from central and south-western China.[2]

Neogurelca montana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Sphingidae
Genus:
Neogurelca
Species:
N. montana
Binomial name
Neogurelca montana
Synonyms
  • Gurelca montana Rothschild & Jordan, 1915
  • Gurelca saturata Mell, 1922

The wingspan is about 44 mm. Adults are on wing from July to October.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Paederia tomentosa.

References
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Neogurelca montana (Rothschild & Jordan, 1915) -- Narrow-banded hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.


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